While the main players of the New Zealand team are in India playing IPL.
The B team of New Zealand is on tour in Pakistan.
The series consists of five T-20I matches three were played in Rawalpindi, and the other two will be played in Lahore.
Till now, three matches have been played in the series.
The first match was abandoned, and then both teams won one match each.
Match Details
The third match of the series was played on April 21st.
New Zealand won the toss and elected to bowl first.
Pakistan Innings
Saim Ayub and Babar Azam opened the innings for the Pakistan team.
They both started great and started to form a good partnership.
They were forming a good partnership and going on well.
Ish Sodhi broke their partnership as he took the wicket of Saim.
Mohammad Rizwan came into bat, as he and Babar formed a short partnership.
Their partnership didn’t last long, as Babar lost his wicket and Mohammad Rizwan got injured.
Soon, Usman also lost his wicket as Irfan Khan and Shadab Khan handled the situation from there.
They were both taking Pakistan towards a good total as Jacob Duffy took the wicket of Shadab.
In the end, Pakistan reached a fighting total of 178/4.
New Zealand Innings
The Black Caps needed 179 runs to win the match.
Tim Robinson and Tim Seifert opened the innings for New Zealand.
They both, from the start, only started to play great shots and give New Zealand a great start.
Naseem Shah broke their partnership when he bowled Tim Robinson.
In the next over, Abbas Afridi bowled Tim Seifert and gave them quick breakthroughs.
Dean Foxcroft and Mark Chapman handled the situation from there.
They were both handling the situation well, as Mark was hitting great shots.
He soon completed his half-century and was taking the black caps towards victory.
With his outstanding knock of 87 runs, he took New Zealand to victory.
Mark later received the Player of the Match award.
Hear from Player of the Match Mark Chapman after T20I 3 at Pindi Cricket Stadium. The teams now move to Lahore for the final two matches of the series. #PAKvNZ pic.twitter.com/aUE6Hg6twY
— BLACKCAPS (@BLACKCAPS) April 21, 2024